The Ordinary Mystic

It was almost three years ago, on September 2006, that by chance I heard a talk given by Swami Paramahamsa Nithyananda at a Hindu cultural program held in Cupertino, CA...

It happened again! That irritating co-worker made a snide remark to you and then walked off. Or maybe your roommate left for the evening without cleaning up the mess he left after eating dinner - even though he promised to be more mindful of it...

Again I am struck by another of Snatam Kaur’s rendition of a spiritual prayer. The beauty of her voice as well as the musical arrangement truly convey the peaceful message of acceptance. The words, “Aakhan Jor”, come from the first line of the prayer, and mean “no power in speaking”. It echos...

He is risen in our minds, our hearts, our souls - there is no separation between him and us. ~ Paramahansa Yogananda Christianity is not the only spiritual tradition that finds meaning in Easter and the resurrection of Jesus Christ...

This age of high-tech has had the unfortunate effect of favoring and fostering the practice of diverted attention...

Encounters with strangers can be very enlightening experiences, full of opportunities for learning about yourself. But often times the overwhelming lesson I come away with is how connected we all are...

Perhaps the biggest injustice in the US War on Drugs is the inclusion of cannabis, or marijuana, in that “war”. Because of the this, there is a stigma attached to marijuana and anyone who is known to use it. Mi...

“Where is the one born king of the Jews? For we have seen his star in the east …” Is it possible to see the star of Bethlehem today? To this day, there is no definite explanation for the star of Bethlehem. Acco...

Yogis and mystics spend years meditating and performing rituals and exercises in order to gain spiritual insights and achieve enlightenment. People have seen the effects of these practices, causing scientific researchers to try to explain spiritual phenomena through experiments and measurements...